Month: December 2018

The Renewables First Act (RFA) is now an official bill, HB 1686 ! The RFA is only one in many steps in a long journey toward a zero-carbon energy future, but the bill packs a punch by making sure that the next 5,500 MW of electric generation capacity needed to meet demand growth in Virginia comes from renewables.

The RFA will come up for consideration during the upcoming General Assembly legislative session that stars on January 9, 2019. With your help to build support, we can get the RFA passed.

In January, Zero Carbon Virginia will be meeting with legislators in Richmond to ask for their support of the Renewables First Act (RFA), HB 1686. While in Richmond, we will deliver letters of endorsement for the bill to Delegates and Senators from their constituents and the organizations that endorse the bill. If you or your organization would like to endorse the Renewables First Act, you can: